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UNLOCKED! Wawa with Carl Tart & Christine Nangle (LIVE) Jan 09, 2020

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Unlocked! For our first ever show in Philly, we're joined by Carl Tart (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and hometown hero Christine Nangle (Inside Amy Schumer, The Simpsons) to review Wawa, a convenience store iconic to the city. Plus, the first-ever live edition of the Snack Stack.

Recorded live at Punch Line Philly on Sept 5th, 2019.

Sources for this week's intro include:

Everything You Need to Know About Wawa, the World’s Most Beloved Convenience Store (By Jessica Gentile)

https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/201354/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wawa-the-world-s-most-beloved-convenience-store/

Creating the Living Brand (By Neeli Bendapudi and Venkat Bendapudi)

https://hbr.org/2005/05/creating-the-living-brand

Convenience Cult? (By Rob Walker)

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/magazine/30wwln_consumed.html?_r=0

50 Things About Wawa for Wawa’s 50th Anniversary (By Dan McQuade)

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/04/16/wawa-50th-anniversary-50-facts/

The Cult Of Wawa (By Amy Lombard)

https://mashable.com/2016/03/09/the-cult-of-wawa/

Wawa Corporate Website

https://www.wawa.com/about

The Inside Story of Wawa, the Beloved $10 Billion Convenience Store Chain Taking Over the East Coast (By Maria Aspan)

https://www.inc.com/magazine/201806/maria-aspan/wawa-convenience-store-pennsylvania.html

13 Fun Facts About Wawa (By Erin McCarthy)

http://mentalfloss.com/article/56255/13-fun-facts-about-wawa#targetText=1.,as%20the%20Millville%20Manufacturing%20Company.

Wawa Bathrooms Voted Number 1 In Pa. And Number 2 In U.S. (by Stephanie Farr)

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/wawa-best-bathrooms-gas-stations-pennsylvania-20180516.html

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UNLOCKED! Xi'an Famous Foods with Mike Hanford & Paul Rust (LIVE) Jan 02, 2020

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UNLOCKED! We're joined live in NYC by Mike Hanford (The Birthday Boys, The Sloppy Boys) and Paul Rust (Netflix's Love, Don’t Stop or We’ll Die) to review a family owned chain serving western Chinese cuisine: Xi'an Famous Foods. Plus, a live edition of the Snack Stack.

Recorded live at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC on September 6, 2019.

Sources for this week's intro include:

The Phenomenon Of Xi'an Famous Foods In New York City by Heng Shao

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2013/07/30/restaurant-chain-brings-xian-flavors-to-new-york-city/#1687580c33e6

Boom Brands: Xi’an Famous Foods by Alex Yablon

http://nymag.com/news/business/boom-brands/xian-famous-foods-2013-10/

Based on an Old Family Recipe by Steven Stern

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/dining/based-on-an-old-family-recipe.html?_r=0

Silk Road, North China - Ancient Trackway in China by C. Michael Hogan

https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18006

A taste of Xi’an in North London from Fuscia Dunlop

http://www.fuchsiadunlop.com/a-taste-of-xian-in-north-london/

Let the Meals Begin: Finding Beijing in Flushing by Julia Moskin

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/dining/30flushing.html?pagewanted=2&mtrref=undefined&gwh=157DEE7A05CCBCC19E8D98779294BCE5&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL

Xi’an Corporate Website

https://www.xianfoods.com/#about-section

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UNLOCKED! The 2018 Doughboys Christmas Special: Wiger Alone Dec 26, 2019

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Unlocked! Enjoy our 2018 Doughboys Christmas Special, Wiger Alone.

As the Doughboys prepare a Christmas vacation, an argument leads Wiger to wishing his podcast would disappear...

(Written by Mike Mitchell. Featuring Nick Wiger, Evan Susser, Michael Blaiklock, Alana "The Knife" Johnston, Jon Gabrus, Paul Rust, Allan McLeod, Yusong Liu, Emma Erdbrink, Wolly, and Irma)

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Steak 'n Shake 4 with Evan Susser Dec 19, 2019

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The commissioner returns for the final episode of 2019! Susser (Deli Boys, Brooklyn 99) and the 'boys head back to Steak 'n Shake, a midwest chain with a tumultuous history. Plus, the final Snack or Wack of 2019.

Sources for this week’s intro include:

2014: A Blowout Compensation Year for Sardar Biglari by John Hamburger

https://www.restfinance.com/Restaurant-Finance-Across-America/March-2015/2014-A-Blowout-Compensation-Year-for-Sardar-Biglari/

Fresno couldn't wait for a Steak 'n Shake. A year later it's closed. What happened? by Bethany Clough

https://www.fresnobee.com/living/food-drink/bethany-clough/article212526494.html

Steak 'n Shake auction canceled, store continues operation by Alex Mann

https://www.capitalgazette.com/business/ph-ac-cn-steak-auction-cancelled-0701-20170630-story.html

Anne Arundel restaurateur indicted in plot to frame wife as terrorist, burn business by Phil Davis

https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ac-cn-arson-murder-plot-0829-story.html

US-born Steak n Shake closes its only UK site by Georgia Bronte

https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2018/08/08/Steak-n-Shake-closes-its-only-UK-site

Where Steak ‘n Shake Lost its Way by Danny Klein

https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-food/where-steak-n-shake-lost-its-way

Steak ‘n Shake website

https://www.steaknshake.com/about-us/

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Ample Hills Creamery with Jason Sheridan Dec 12, 2019

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The 'boys are joined by Jason Sheridan (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Podcast The Ride) to review Brooklyn based artisan ice cream chain Ample Hills Creamery. Plus, a holiday edition of Cereal.

Sources for this week’s intro include:

Cream of the Crop, Annotated from Genius

https://genius.com/Macho-man-randy-savage-cream-of-the-crop-05-11-1987-annotated

Randy Savage: One last time, the cream will rise to the top by Matthew Martin

https://www.cultofwhatever.com/2015/01/randy-savage-one-last-time-the-cream-will-rise-to-the-top/

Brooklyn’s Ample Hills Positions Itself to Be the Next Ben & Jerry’s by Larissa Zimberoff

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-15/brooklyn-s-ample-hills-positions-itself-to-be-the-next-ben-jerry-s

How This Business Owner Expanded Her Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop To Disney World, Brooklyn And Beyond by Leah Wald

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leahwald/2018/06/25/meet-the-woman-who-creates-communities-around-colorful-ice-cream/#62f4089855b1

How Pop Culture Became A Part of Ample Hills Creamery's DNA by Abbey White

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/ample-hills-pop-culture

Ample Hills website

https://www.amplehills.com/our-story

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Noah's New York Bagels with Jennie Pierson Dec 05, 2019

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The 'boys are joined by actor and comedian Jennie Pierson (Blackish & Powerless) to taste a breakfast favorite at Noah's New York Bagels. Plus, the crew taste test Budweiser varietals in a new segment Seasons of Bud.

Sources for this episode include:

Liberalism and Protest at UC-Berkeley from Book-It

https://book-it.org/2017/05/history-of-liberalism-and-protest/

Progressives in Berkeley Challenged by Tradition by Mark A. Stein

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-03-mn-14900-story.html

Berkeley: a history of disobedience - in pictures by Greg Whitmore

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2014/nov/15/berkeley-a-history-of-disobedience-in-pictures

Chain store bans in San Francisco leave more shops empty, critics say by Roland Li

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Chain-store-bans-in-San-Francisco-leave-more-14074807.php

The History of Bagels in America by Shannon Sarna

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/the-history-of-bagels-in-america/

The Secret History of Bagels by Ari Weinzweig

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2009/03/the-secret-history-of-bagels/6928/

Bagel firm founder tells what Noah would do by Ilana DeBare

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bagel-firm-founder-tells-what-Noah-would-do-3278705.php#ixzz0ZYfJTuKH

Noah’s Bagels website

https://www.noahs.com/about-us/

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UNLOCKED! Garfield's Thanksgiving with Paul Rust Nov 28, 2019

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Free preview of Doughboys Double! Paul Rust (Love, Don't Stop Or We'll Die) discusses celebrity drive-by sightings and taste the Merry Mash-Up Slurpee and Holiday Mint M&M's.

To subscribe to the Doughboys Double go to: patreon.com/doughboys

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99 Restaurant with Nicole Byer & Dano (LIVE) Nov 21, 2019

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For the last show of our Feast Coast 2019 tour, we’re joined once again by Nicole Byer (Nailed It!, Why Won't You Date Me?) and Mitch’s childhood friend Dano to review a Massachusetts-based restaurant and pub, 99 Restaurant. Plus, a special Snack or Wack or Drank or Stank featuring Adam “WuTang” Woo with food from Majestic Dragon in Ipswich.

Recorded live at The Wilbur on Sept 8th, 2019.

Sources for this episode include:

Why are horseshoes considered to be lucky? by Debra Ronca

https://people.howstuffworks.com/horseshoes-lucky.htm#targetText=Since%20horseshoes%20were%20made%20of,the%20badly%20behaving%20fairies%20away.&targetText=Hanging%20a%20horseshoe%20heels%20up,everyone%20who%20walks%20underneath%20it.

The Legend Behind Horseshoes For Good Luck Involves The Devil Himself by Lindi Smith

https://www.wideopencountry.com/heres-people-hang-horseshoes-doors/

The History of Horseshoes by Rachel Cohen

https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health-/history-of-horseshoes-17802

99 Restaurant founder dies from the Boston Business Journal

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/04/10/daily22.html

99 Restaurant Website

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/04/10/daily22.html

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Regina Pizzeria with John Hodgman & Nicole Byer (LIVE) Nov 14, 2019

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We're joined live in Boston by John Hodgman (Judge John Hodgman, Medallion Status) and Nicole Byer (Nailed It!, Why Won't You Date Me?) for our long-awaited review of a Boston pizza cornerstone, Regina Pizzeria. Plus, a live edition of Snack or Wack or Drank or Stank.

Recorded live at The Wilbur Theater on Sept 7th, 2019.

Sources for this episode include:

A 'Curse' born of hate by Glenn Stout

https://www.espn.com/mlb/playoffs2004/news/story?page=Curse041005

Red Sox-Yankees is baseball's ultimate rivalry

https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2004-10-20-yanks-sox-rivalry_x.htm

The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox - Fenway Facts

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/ballpark/facts-figures

Frommer's Guide: Regina Pizzeria

https://www.frommers.com/destinations/boston/restaurants/pizzeria-regina

Is Regina Pizzeria really the best in the country? by Devra First

https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2018/10/18/regina-pizzeria-really-best-country/KDNZQLh7lyPhhySRzf7E1O/story.html

Regina Pizzeria website

http://www.reginapizzeria.com

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White Castle with Mike Hanford, Paul Rust, and Fran Gillespie (LIVE) Nov 07, 2019

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For our second NYC show in the Feast Coast tour, we're joined onstage by Mike Hanford (The Birthday Boys, The Sloppy Boys), Paul Rust (Netflix's Love, Don’t Stop or We’ll Die), and Fran Gillespie (SNL, Big Mouth) to review an east coast institution serving sliders, White Castle. Plus, a live edition of the Snack Stack.

Recorded live at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC on September 6, 2019.

Sources for this week's intro include:

White Castle rolls dice with movie role from The Chicago Tribune

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-07-29-0407300004-story.html

Review: Harold and Kumar by Roger Ebert

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle-2004

Kal Penn: Hungry For Success from Teen Tribute

https://www.tribute.ca/magazines/teen/summer2004/kal.htm

The White Castle Story: The Birth Of Fast Food & The Burger Revolution By Ashlee Kieler

https://consumerist.com/2015/07/14/the-white-castle-story-the-birth-of-fast-food-the-burger-revolution/

The Untold Truth of White Castle by Joel Stice

https://www.mashed.com/133519/the-untold-truth-of-white-castle/